Fairphone 4 GPS tracking has regressed

[sleeperservice]

I’ve been noticing a lot of issues with GPS on my FP4 recently.

It’s particularly noticable when tracking an activity like cycling, that whole stretches of the (not particularly shaded) route are missing, or have the location jumping around wildly.

In the Google Maps app I noticed at one point that the device seemed to have the correct location for me, but every few seconds it would jump to a location ~100m away, then jump back, and keep doing that. Rebooting the phone “fixed” that issue temporarily.

Is anyone else seeing this problem?

[yvmuell]

Have a look at this topic

GPS fix takes very long after update (with e.g. Mapy.cz and GPSTest)

Re-opening this topic as after the previous and the current update ( FP4.SP2J.B.086.20230807) I noticed that it took long to find a fix, GPS test had very few sattelites only and the time is incorrect and only after refreshing time data and PSDS and rebooting its fixed [Screenshot_20230823-123156_1]

Comparing my FP4 with FP5, the FP4 has a lot issues. Often when using GMaps it has my location, I search a route and start navigation and then GPS is lost and it takes minutes to get a fix and after that it works.

[sleeperservice]

Thanks! My experience is more that the GPS coverage drops out pretty often, but it may well be related to delayed initial GPS lock.

[Dani_willow]

I have a similar problem. I bought a Fairphone in January 2024 and the GPS worked properly till September 2024. Since this month the performance os poorer. The location is lost when entering even in open forests.

[ciropom]

Reopening this thread

Fairphone 4 GPS tracking has regressed

Have a look at this topic Comparing my FP4 with FP5, the FP4 has a lot issues. Often when using GMaps it has my location, I search a route and start navigation and then GPS is lost and it takes minutes to get a fix and after that it works.

To ask if the fp4 gps problems got fixed ? I’m coonsidering buying one but gps is very important to me.

Thanks

[loseyourself]

I’m still having GPS issues on my FP4, for what that’s worth.

[Niv_Gal_Waizer]

Yesterday I met a fellow FP4 owner.

He also complained about the GPS…

[Lauren_Gratte]

You’re not alone — some FP4s show GPS jumps or missing stretches. Rebooting helps temporarily. Try clearing Maps’ cache, enabling high-accuracy location, and resetting AGPS data. If it keeps happening, report it to Fairphone support

[urs.reutimann]

And now? I have exactly the same problems with GPS since about a year. Doesn’t seam to be hardware-related.
I just don’t see any reaction from the FP-folks about any help..
And the mentioning of FP5 and FP6 with fewer problems - meaning we should buy a new one? - can really doesn’t be the answer!!!
Regards, Urs